Flat White

In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

The Libs farewell free markets on electricity

11 December 2018 12:14 pm

I’m starting to wonder what the point of the Liberal Party actually is. I was until recently under the misapprehension…

Robert Mueller’s poisoned chalice

10 December 2018 5:19 pm

How would you feel, having spent almost two years and over $US30 million dollars, trying to prove that Donald Trump’s…

Does Dumbo wear Prada?

10 December 2018 12:12 pm

For the Republicans, there can be no doubt about it, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the gift that just keeps on giving. And…

Shock news: politics and consumer goods are two different things

10 December 2018 8:06 am

Last month’s Victorian election should be a warning sign to the citizens of Victoria and all Australian voters. Something stinks…

Shorten’s republic makes Brexit look well thought through

9 December 2018 6:45 pm

Bill Shorten has promised a plebiscite on the republic should he become prime minister after the next federal election. Unlike…

Anti-encryption laws threaten more than crooks and terrorists

7 December 2018 4:00 pm

Labor support all but ensures the passage of a coalition bill which will compromise the security and privacy of millions…

Why PETA is my pet peeve

7 December 2018 11:21 am

Criticising PETA—the extremist animal liberation organisation—is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel. Because they routinely come up with…

The UN climate watermelons want a slice of us all

7 December 2018 7:22 am

Earlier this year I wrote about the important distinction between supporters and activists. When we look at left-wing political, social, economic and…

New loans and leasing laws punish the poor, slam small business

6 December 2018 6:28 pm

The Commonwealth government’s proposed laws limiting small loans and the leasing of consumer goods by setting caps on repayments which…

Cooling on climate catastrophe

6 December 2018 1:39 pm

No, 97 per cent of scientists do not agree on climate change. In fact, as climate writer Andy West’s new…

Baby, it’s woke outside

6 December 2018 7:18 am

The world has lost its mind. Before I open my laptop and binge on a brekkie of rage and victimhood,…

How to save public transport – and cut that commute

5 December 2018 6:37 pm

It is well established that major Australian cities currently suffer from unsustainable levels of traffic congestion and inadequate rail and…

We’re part of the revolt of the “Yellow Vests” too

5 December 2018 4:29 pm

For decades now, working people, tax payers and retirees have been battered by the Green elites who shelter in well-paid…

Time to drop our petulant politics and respect democracy

5 December 2018 12:00 pm

“Pick a scar on your body and share the story of how you got it with the other people here.”…

Confucius say: relax

5 December 2018 7:43 am

You get a glimpse of the real purpose of education when you look at the liberal arts curriculum offered here…

The Incumbent Preservation Society

4 December 2018 5:09 pm

The leaders on the way out (I was going to write “outgoing” but it would have been confusing because in…

The Bushes, McCains, and the death of republican virtues

4 December 2018 12:01 pm

The death this year of John McCain, George H W Bush, and his wife Barbara has seen the revival of…

Sex for rent

4 December 2018 7:50 am

According to feminist doctrine. Women are powerless, desireless and lack sexual agency. They retain zero autonomy over their bodies.  And…

Fifty shades of red

3 December 2018 8:43 pm

Normally socialism, er, buggers you through high taxes, over-regulation and social control: A growing wave of sex-positive feminists are working to…

Flat White: a statement

3 December 2018 5:24 pm

Last week the Flat White website published a letter from a reader with an accompanying illustration. The post was removed immediately…

No, no, no Celinununu!

3 December 2018 5:09 pm

The Canadian megastar, Celine Dion, appears to have gone the full Trudeau—and I don’t just mean voting for Justin—by launching…

An incontrovertible truth (or two)

3 December 2018 12:30 pm

My address to the Climate Change Conference, Katowice, Poland, December 2 – 14, 2018: Special greetings to Al Gore Al,…

Australia should cop out of COP-24

2 December 2018 4:51 pm

Prime Minister Morrison should make no new commitments at the COP24 climate-fest this week in Poland. We do not trust…

The new Big Day Out

2 December 2018 2:11 pm

Hi mum, just got back from the Parliament House climate change protest. Protesting is just like Schoolies Week with lots…

Why the New Testament shouldn’t come with trigger warnings

1 December 2018 7:51 am

Demands for the New Testament and Koran to contain alerts in the margins of those passages that have been used…